I did like both movies, although Titanic in 3D of course, completely swept me away. James Cameroon has done a splendid job indeed. I was so engrossed in it, I am still under the spell. If you by any chance are one of the few who haven't seen Titanic, go watch! Even if you have seen it, the 3D version is still something else!

In the Tamil movie '3,' they refer to the disorder as Bipolar disorder, but the symptoms they depict are completely different. I know, because I now consider myself somewhat of an authority on Bipolar disorder (as my second book completely deals with it and I have researched it thoroughly). The term they should have used is 'Schizo-affective disorder' (again very different from Schizophrenia). But apart from this, the movie did manage to hold my attention. Even the juvenile love scenes made me smile (more so as I spent a few years of my adolescence in Chennai and could very well relate to all the typical happenings in school during that time) . I was amazed at how Dhanush really looked like a 17 year old in the early bits. I totally appreciated Shruti Hassan's acting prowess too.

In both the movies, the women take such strong actions which completely change their lives for the man they love. In both movies, the women are so sure of what they want. They TRUST the guy completely . I do think trust is an important element in any kind of love. Both movies have depicted the trust, the passion and the desperation of lovers really well. If you have ever been in love (and who hasn't?) , you will so relate to the very powerful emotions. both portray.

The common thread in both these movies is ' romantic love'. I find
the subject fascinating. It is amazing how thousands of poets have
written about it, thousands of artists have painted their love-objects
and even after so many centuries, 'love' is still not outdated and
lovers still fascinate us. (Thank Lord!)

I leave you with one of my favorite love poems by Pablo Neruda.

Love Sonnet XVII
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you with knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

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If you have any favourite love poems, do share. I would love to read.
I am a die-hard romantic and yes, I still believe in love.

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hmm thank you for the Titanic 3D review....I was debating whether to go....will find some company and try to watch it at IMAX....

Beautiful poem....I like a lot of poems but nothing comes to my mind right now. Although this song from one of Yanni's albums is one of my favorites:

The Keeper

I've been like a bird without song for awhile Dry like a lake without rain for awhile You suddenly stepped in my life and made me cry, like an angel Ooh, you're something else, like a smile without end

Come into my life Go a little deeper Come into my life You could be the keeper

You're pulling me closer and you're flowin' in With every emotion that rushes me on To your love, light me up Oh, you could be the keeper

I've been like a home without people for awhile Empty like a poem without words for awhile You suddenly stepped in my life And made me shine, like a diamond Ooh, you're somethin' else, like a dream without end

Come into my life Go a little deeper Come into my life You could be the keeper (All I have) You're pulling me closer and you're flowin' in (All I have) With every emotion rushes me on To your love, light me up Oh, you could be the keeper

Aah

Ooh, you're something else, like a dream without end Come into my life Go a little deeper Come into my life You could be the keeper (All I have) You're pulling me closer and you're flowin' in (All I have) With every emotion rushes me on To your love, light me up Oh, you could be the keeper

All I have All I have Turn me on to your love, light me up Oh, you could be the keeper Turn me on to your love, light me up Oh, you could be the keeper

I can so relate to this post!! Yes, I'm a die-hard romantic too! You have rightly said.. "TRUST" is an important element in any kind of relationship. There are very few people around who can 'establish' and 'sustain' the same.

This post took me back to the year when the Titanic was first released in B'lore. Watched it after a never-ending wait in the queue & almost a stampede at the entrance of the narrow gate leading into Galaxy Theatre. Thanks for reviewing both movies!

I first heard it 'In My Shoes' and have loved it ever since. Trust you guys to enjoy it too !!

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)

i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meantand whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows(here is the root of the root and the bud of the budand the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

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